Demi Lovato: My Grandfather Was Gay

Demi Lovato revealed at an event Tuesday that her grandfather was gay.

"I've never spoken about this before, but my grandfather was a trailblazer himself," Lovato said while filming a segment for Trailblazers, an upcoming Logo special that honors LGBT civil rights pioneers. "He was brave enough to come out in the 1960s, and I feel a lot of my spirit has come from him."

Lovato, 21, opened up about her grandfather while introducing one of the night's honorees, Orange Is the New Black. "He passed away a few years later, and I only wish he could have seen all the progress that has been made," Lovato said. "It's such an honor to be welcomed and embraced by the LGBT community."